On the Waterfront: Cooke’s Tender Adaptation of Sexual Aversion in 1960s England
A couple of newly weds hit an irresolvable and unpleasant barrier during their...
Fading Bull: Considine’s Heartfelt Drama of an Incapacitated Boxer
Following his final championship match, a boxer suffers a serious head injury that alters his personality...
Wander Woman: Serraille’s Tantalizing Tale of Wayward Independence
Upon breaking up with her former lover, a youthful woman roams the streets of Paris with a...
Once Upon a Time in Australia: Thornton’s Western-inspired Saga of Violent Racial Discrimination
Racial tensions in Australian society are given historic treatment in the outback-Western...
The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.